OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence and factors influencing the presence of concomitant dermatomycoses in patients with toenail onychomycosis. DESIGN Prospective study based on a specially designed questionnaire completed by dermatologists. PATIENTS A total of 2761 patients with toenail onychomycosis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The diagnosis of fungal skin infections was confirmed by direct m...

BACKGROUND Few scientific studies have evaluated dermatophytosis among children in the state of Amazonas or in the greater northern region of Brazil. AIMS The aim of this study was to research the frequency and aetiology of dermatophytosis in children age 12 and under, who were seen between March 1996 and November 2005 at the Mycology Laboratory of the National Institute of Amazonian Research...

OBJECTIVES To compare the diagnostic ability of pharmacists, nurses and general practitioners (GPs) for a range of skin conditions. METHODS An online study comprising 10 specifically developed dermatological case studies containing a digital image of the skin condition and a short case history. A total of 60 participants (20 representing each of pharmacists, GPs and primary care nurses) were ...

BACKGROUND Surveillance of dermatophytosis is essential to determine the likely changes in etiological trends and distribution profile of this infection. In this study beta tubulin gene (BT2), was used as the first time in a PCR-RFLP format to clarify the distribution of dermatophytosis agents in some parts of Iran. METHODS A total of 603 clinical isolates was obtained from 500 patients in Te...

We report a case of tinea corporis on amputated leg stump caused by Trichophyton rubrum. The patient, a 54-year-old male, experienced a serious traffic accident, resulted his right leg amputated 3 years ago. Since then prosthesis was fitted and protective equipment of silicone stocking was worn for the stump. He consulted with circular, patchy and scaly erythemas with itching on his right below...

Background: The proportion of elderly population keeps on increasing. The number of dermatoses, and fungal infections, in turn continues to increase. There has been a recent upsurge of superficial cutaneous fungal infections. This observational cross sectional study aims to describe the clinico epidemiological pattern of patients presenting with the same, with some investigation as KOH mount an...

Andreas Vesalius's great anatomical treatise De humani corporis fabrica (1543) still awaits translation into an accessible modem language, and an English version which makes available to Latinless readers even a small part of the remarkable scholarship of this work will command much attention. The sections dealing with the larynx have been translated by D. H. Garrison and M. H. Hast, and their ...

Dermatophytosis is caused by a dermatophyte fungus that affects the stratum corneum and keratinized tissue. Dermatophyte fungus has been reported worldwide as the causative agent of dermatophytosis, but the etio-epidemiological aspects of these mycoses in the state of Pará remain unknown. The purpose of this study was to describe the etio-epidemiological profile of dermatophytosis diagnosed in ...

A 71-year-old female white patient had a 6-month history of annular, non-pruritic, erythematous plaques, measuring up to 12 cm in diameter, on her face, scalp, neck and arms. (Figure 1). On examination, the patient had Cushingoid features. She reported having an unspecifi ed endocrinopathy, for which she had been on continuous use of prednisone (25 mg/day) for 6 years. To make the diagnosis, we...